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Electric vs. Gas stove
Hi, I recently decided that I want to make soy candles. I want to start small and make a few for personal use and as gifts for friends, but eventually I was hoping to make a small business out of it as I would love to be a WAHM.
However, I was researching soy candle making and I came accross a site that emphasised the need for an electric stove vs. a gas stove. I could see how this would make sense, but of course, my problem is that I have a gas stove.
Does anyone have a suggestion of what else I could do? I know you can make them in the microwave and this would work for now, but not when I start making more of them. What about a double or single electric burner, would that work? Or do they sell electric pots that will boil water enough so I can do the double boiler thing??
Any help would be great. Thanks.
Electric vs. Gas stove
I have a gas stove and I read the same thing you did, I never used my stove to melt wax, if you check around your local thrift stores you can find a decent presto kitchen kettle, I use that to melt my wax, you can monitor the temperature easily with a candy thermometer or deep frying thermometer. I wouldn't use the microwave, microwaves are very hard to monitor the temperature and different microwaves heat differently, so you can't really go on what works for someone else.
Have fun and welcome to soy candles!
Electric vs. Gas stove
Not understanding why electric would be better. A gas stove has constant heat (same heat all the time providing that you dont change it) An electric stove heats up and cools off repeatedly (burner turns red, then cools off, then red, etc.
Therefore gas would be a more exact heat, and easier to control. (Just my opinion)
With the microwave, aren't you afraid of burning the wax and discoloring, I know I would be. (but maybe I am just paranoid)
P.S. I have never actually made any candles yet, I am just expressing my knowledge of stoves and trying to learn for myself.
Electric vs. Gas stove
:) I use the microwave all the time. It really is so simple to put your wax in a large 4 cup Pyrex measuring cup and just pop it in. I make alot of candles and tarts and sell them at a local flea market here in KY. I do think that the electric burners would be fine, though.
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